Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
8
Time Required
20 - 30 minutes
Sections
3
- Speaker Grill
- 3 steps
- Passive Bass Radiators
- 2 steps
- Speaker
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Speaker Grill
- Flip your speaker over and insert the plastic opening tool into the slit on the grille.
- Pry away from yourself towards the back of the speaker to release the clip.
- Repeat this process for the clip on the other side.
Flip your speaker over and insert the plastic opening tool into the slit on the grille.
Pry away from yourself towards the back of the speaker to release the clip.
Repeat this process for the clip on the other side.
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Step 2
- Remove the two 8mm Phillips #0 screws from the other edge of the grille.
Remove the two 8mm Phillips #0 screws from the other edge of the grille.
Step 3
- Pull apart both sides of the grille.
- Lift the cover off of the speaker.
Pull apart both sides of the grille.
Lift the cover off of the speaker.
Step 4
Passive Bass Radiators
- Using the plastic opening tool, lift the tab on top of the speaker to release the radiator from the clips.
- Repeat this process on the other clips around the radiator to release it from the frame.
Using the plastic opening tool, lift the tab on top of the speaker to release the radiator from the clips.
Repeat this process on the other clips around the radiator to release it from the frame.
Step 5
- Push the radiator off of the frame of the device.
- Repeat on the other side.
- The passive bass radiators seal out water from inside the device. Removing them multiple times may compromise the waterproof nature of the speaker.
Push the radiator off of the frame of the device.
Repeat on the other side.
The passive bass radiators seal out water from inside the device. Removing them multiple times may compromise the waterproof nature of the speaker.
Step 6
Speaker
- Flip the device so that the speaker faces you.
- Remove the four 8mm Phillips #1 screws.
Flip the device so that the speaker faces you.
Remove the four 8mm Phillips #1 screws.
Step 7
- Gently pull out the speaker.
Gently pull out the speaker.
Step 8
- Desolder the red and black wires.
- A guide for soldering and desoldering can be found here.
Desolder the red and black wires.
A guide for soldering and desoldering can be found here.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Tadej Tomašič - May 29, 2019
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Perfect - But where to get the replacement speaker ??? I’ve searched whole web. Please give me the info about replacement speaker diaphragm. Regards, T
TRu NORTH GAMING - Jan 28, 2020
https://www.banggood.com/buy/replacement…
TRu NORTH GAMING - Jan 28, 2020
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https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&…
carlos maltez - Jun 1, 2020
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